A final public
examination is held under the auspices of the committee in charge of the
candidate's course of study. A candidate must defend the dissertation and
otherwise satisfy the committee and other faculty members in attendance that he
or she is qualified to receive the degree of doctor of philosophy.
At the time of the final
examination, it is the responsibility of the candidate to obtain from the
Office of the Graduate School the candidacy application (on which the result of
the qualifying examination was recorded) for completion by the committee at the
final examination. The same committee members also must sign the title page of
the dissertation, signifying their acceptance of it. Once the program director
certifies that all program requirements have been completed for the degree of
doctor of philosophy, the candidate must return the candidacy application
to the Office of the Graduate School and complete the remaining formal
requirements for the degree.
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